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End of life care Ethics and law Frailty 20 Jun 2025 BGS on NICE not recommending new Alzheimer's treatments for NHS Yesterday’s announcement from NICE that it has not recommended the disease-modifying Alzheimer’s treatments Donanemab and Lecanemab for use in the NHS marks a moment of both opportunity and disappointment. 20 Jun 2025 BGS responds to assisted dying vote The BGS is deeply concerned that the House of Commons has voted to approve the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. As previously outlined, we have serious concerns that older people, who would… 19 Jun 2025 BGS Journal "Age and Ageing" achieves an Impact Factor of 7… Every year, academic journals are given an Impact Factor that reflects the number of citations items published in the journal have received. 16 Jun 2025 BGS Rising Star Awards 2025: Open for applications Applications are now open for the British Geriatrics Society’s Rising Star Awards. These prestigious awards are made to people who show exceptional promise in their research or clinical quality work… 13 Jun 2025 BGS warns that older people have been overlooked in the… The BGS urges MPs to consider the needs of older people ahead of the second report stage debate in the House of Commons and the pivotal third reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill… 06 Jun 2025 BGS welcomes Urgent and Emergency Care Plan The British Geriatrics Society welcomes the Urgent and Emergency Care Plan published today. Older people are one of the biggest user groups of urgent and emergency care services, so we are particularly pleased to see the plan recognise the importance of early identification of frailty, multiple long-term conditions and dementia, and the initiation of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). 27 May 2025 New! BGS/Vivensa Foundation Undergraduate Research Placement… We are delighted to announce that our new Joint Undergraduate Research Placement Scheme with the Vivensa Foundation is open for applications. 27 May 2025 New study highlights the impact of frailty on postoperative… A new study published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, and referencing BGS publications, has found that the majority of UK hospitals are not properly screening older surgical patients for… 19 May 2025 It’s #ChooseGeriatrics week! #ChooseGeriatrics celebrates the rewards and diversity of careers in older people’s healthcare. From acute to community settings, caring for older people is interesting, complex and varied. 14 May 2025 BGS responds to Palliative and End of Life Care Commission report The BGS welcomes the publication of the first volume of the Palliative and End of Life Care Commission report. We were pleased to have had the opportunity to contribute to the work of the Commission, with our President, Professor Jugdeep Dhesi, being appointed as a commissioner and several of our expert members giving evidence. 12 May 2025 BGS responds to changes in immigration requirements for care… The BGS is concerned about the Government’s plans to make it more difficult for care providers to recruit staff from overseas. 08 May 2025 Introducing BGS Microlearning We are pleased to announce the first in a new series of short CPD courses from the BGS, Advance Care Planning: A Patient Journey, is now available. 07 May 2025 Apply for funding for the European Academy for Medicine of… We are delighted to announce that the opportunity is now open to apply for funding for the European Academy for Medicine of Ageing (EAMA) 2026-2028 course. 06 May 2025 RCEM warns of “an alarming threat to patient safety” The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has issued a stark warning as over a million older patients endured 12-hour waits in emergency departments in England last year. 17 Apr 2025 BGS responds to new report on outpatient specialist care The British Geriatrics Society welcomes a new report from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Patients Association which sets out a vision to reform planned specialist care over the next 10… 15 Apr 2025 BGS responds to announcement of Dr Mumtaz Patel as RCP… The Royal College of Physicians (London) has announced the election of Dr Mumtaz Patel as its 123rd President. 28 Mar 2025 BGS publishes report on workforce data for nurses and allied… The BGS has published a new report, The case for more nurses and allied health professionals working in older people’s healthcare. The report collates and analyses information on the number of nurses… 25 Feb 2025 BGS welcomes amendment to assisted dying bill The amendment, prompted by BGS's written evidence to the committee, removes 'medical condition' from the definition of terminal illness, safeguarding older people with frailty. End of life care Ethics and law Health and social care policy 21 Feb 2025 BGS condemns MRCP Part 2 results error The BGS was dismayed to learn this week of a major error in the communication of results of the MRCP Part 2 exam, which candidates sat in September 2023. Education, training and careers Wellbeing Workforce 22 Jan 2025 BGS statement on providing care in corridors The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) supports colleagues in the Royal Colleges and across the healthcare sector in protesting about the pressure on emergency departments resulting in provision of care… Acute care Admission Dignity Emergency care Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next Last page Last
